Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

A key corridor west of the city serves the Lee Valley towards Macroom, serving communities such as Ovens, Aherla, Cloughduv, Crookstown, Kilmurray, Coachford and Macroom, where the route 233 service is based. That same bus serves the Inchigeelagh and Ballingeary area as well. When we look at the timetable, it looks very extensive but because it is spread so thin, this means that people living in these communities cannot realistically expect to depend on getting a bus in and out of town to go to college or work. An upgrade is needed. They were not part of the original Connecting Ireland plan but they made submissions to the public consultation phase to ensure they were included. To suggest there would be a further consultation phase pushes it down the line further. Communities have already, as part of Connecting Ireland, made it clear that they want to be part of it. Is there some way of ensuring this can be advanced sooner rather than later?

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